Rhone
From the Rhone Valley good Cotes du Rhone is warming yet with a lightness and fruitiness ideally suited to the local ratatouille. Here in England try with tasty lamb chop. However, the Syrah grape comes into its own in northern Rhone, notably in Cote Rotie, Hermitage and Cornas, but also St. Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage. Syrah-based wines can be rich, berry-like and tarry, substantial enough to match steak but also beef casseroles and game. In the south some thirteen southern French grape varieties make up the the paler and browner, but just as muscular and peppery, wines of Chateauneuf du Pape, where beef casseroles with lentils come into play again. The curious and expensive Rhone whites such as Condrieu (Viognier) can be as exciting and interesting as fine White Burgundy. In their own particular way they are ideal with lobster or scallops, but perhaps uniquely a match with crab, spiced parsnips and creamy curries.
White
- Parallele 45 Cotes du Rhone, Paul Jaboulet Aine 2009 £9.99
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, Domaine de Cristia 2009 £28.99
Red
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Les Galets Roules 2007 £19.99
- Gigondas, Domaine la Haute Marone 2009 £16.99
- Hermitage, Domaine Colombier 2006 £55.00
- Côte Rotie Le Gallet Blanc, F Villard 2008 £46.99
- Côtes du Rhone, Bouquet des Garrigues, Clos du Caillou 2008 £16.99
- Les Coteaux Cotes du Rhone Villages, Boutinot 2008 £9.99
- Hermitage La Chapelle, Paul Jaboulet Aine 1996 £55.00
- Belleruche Cotes du Rhone Rouge, Chapoutier 2008 £9.99
- Cotes du Rhone, Enclave des Papes 2009 £8.99
- Cornas “Domaine de Saint-Pierre”, Paul Jaboulet Aine 2005 £45.99
- Cote Rotie, Pierre Gaillard 2006 £38.99
- Gigondas, Guigal 2004 £19.99
- Cotes du Rhone Villages “Nature”, Domaine La Fourmente, Visan 2007 £11.99
- Crozes-Hermitage, Petite Buche, M. Chapoutier 2009 £14.99
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine de Cristia 2008 £28.99
Rose
Sparkling
Sweet